First published in 1952 and 1954
New introduction by Geoffrey C. Ward
Illustrated by Raymond Sheppard
New maps
Man-eaters (Adventure Library)
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Book Details
Author(s)Jim Corbett
PublisherAdventure Library
ISBN / ASIN1885283113
ISBN-139781885283115
Sales Rank2,631,552
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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This original volume combines two of Corbetts most exciting stories from The Man-eaters of Kumaon with his full-length narrative, The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag. These are among the most gripping accounts ever written about the tracking of dangerous, renegade animals. The terror than man-eating tigers and leopards brought to Indian villages was not exaggerated: one tigress Corbett was commissioned to track down had killed 400 people. Yet Corbett, who had few equals in jungle lore, seldom killed an animal except from necessity. A conservationist ahead of his time, Indias first national park was named in his honor.